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Bundles Of Joy: Rotimi and Vanessa Mdee Welcome Their First Child

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POWER star Rotimi and Tanzanian singer/songwriter Vanessa Mdee recently welcomed their first child together -- a baby boy named Seven Adeoluwa Akinosho.

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